Home sweet home

back home for the wkend... finally get to sleep on my nice bed... hug my furry friends who bunks with me and also see the loved ones.

There has been a revamp on this site if you hv not noticed... Dav changed the pics on top of the blog.. didnt even know he was embarking on this changes... it looks good actually.. nice pic. The pic was taken some time ago when we used to drive aimlessly ard town.. those were good old days. And of course I look fatter now...

Dav has taken another self discovery journey to Kuantan. Maybe self discovery is not the right word to use as he didnt go alone. He went with one of his buddy.. maybe its more like a brotherhood bonding journey... They left this morning and only back tmrw nite.

As for me, I'm enjoying my time at home before I head on to my next destination on Monday. This time its HK for 3 days and then straight to Bangkok for 4 days... wont say that its for work cos will be attending meetings and workshop.. not much work involved except I have to give a presentation on our electronic audit working paper software...

Ok... more admin work to do at home... got to finish them before I leave...

Obsession

Worried my hand will become like this one day....

So I went and bought L'OCCITANE Softening Hand Scrub. Been abit worried that my hand is going to age badly!!! so better slow the process by applying more cream... esp when my hand is very prone to dryness.

Reverse Bungee Jump at KL Tower

It was quite a nice experience, to be dangling upside down 30-40metres up on the air. It is less scarier compared to the roller coaster in Berjaya Times Square. I'd still recommend everyone to try it at least once.

ps: Seems that everytime I write a comment after the photos it will all be aligned to the left of the first pic, what am I missing here? Anyone knows whats the solution? I don't want to get into the html code and edit everytime..

QuickSilver Promo in Sunway Lagoon

Babe, here's some pics that I took when I was there. Btw the band that was supposed to be performing on that night was The Click Five


Big ramp with some semi-fat aussie crew on the top takin pics on the skater doin some 'cucuk bulan' (i don't know whats it called, so please correct me)


Another view of the skater going on the big ramp.


Skater grabbin his board..


Buncha college guys and gals ooglin the aussie skater on the mini ramp.

There were some surfers doin some surfin over the huge waves. Kinda cool but I didn't have the right camera to take the shot, too far away..

Too much or just nice?

Imagine 2 person having the following for dinner:

2 black pepper crabs

3 garlic prawns

3 grilled prawns

1 fried fish

1 plate of sambal kangkung

rice

Is that alot or not?

Jakarta

I know some of you might be wondering whether I'm here for work or holiday after reading this. But I dont really care.... I'm here for both! haahahahaha

Some of the things I've been doing ever since I arrive on Mon nite...

Yesterday for lunch, we had supernice Shanghai food in the famous 'Din Tai Fong' for lunch. They are Taiwan's best dumpling restaurant specialises in 'Xiao Long Bao'. Was quite surprised they have a branch here... I tried it once when I was seconded to work in Taipei, Yee Ming was nice enough to bring me there for dinner.

On the same day, after work we went for local Indonesia massage in the famous non-dodgy massage parlour, 'Bersih Sehat'. Its a very famous massage parlour in Indonesia. It has several branches throughout the country. Its one of those that wont offer you 'extra' services.. haahahaha. The massage session was great. But the massage room is too communal. Imagine you're separated from other guests with just a piece of cloth. Feels like you're lying down on a the hospital emergency bed. You can hear ppl walking in & out and also sometimes ppl talking throughout the session. I also found out the owner of Bersih Sehat was one of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2004 Finalist!!! Thats how successful the business is.

Tried the most famous drink in Indonesia - Teh botol. I didnt even know this drink exists until Dav asked me check it out. Bought a packet to try and let me tell you, it taste funny for tea. Dunno how to explain but its definitely not my fav. Been requested to bring home some. Anyone else wanna try? Let me know....

Things yet to try --> Bintang Beer!

:P

3rd Assignment

Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Duration: 3 weeks
Hotel: Hilton Jakarta

Flyin off this afternoon. This time, going abit extreme. Am bringing a 3 person mahjong set along with me.. haahahahaahaha (*abit gila!) My colleagues and I discussed abt playing mahjong when we were in Cambodia, so I volunteer to bring one for this trip. Luckily Jeanne was kind enuf to lend me her set (Thanks Jeanne!). So lets see if we manage to play at all....

Last week when I asked my colleagues if they still wan me to bring the set or not, one senior collegue asked me what time I plan to sleep... heehehehe We shall see! :P

Toilet Talk

This is quite funny... had a drinking session few nites ago and had an 'interesting' discussion with the girls in the toilet. Head on to Cheryl's Blog to read abt it...

Now the story sounded very funny and seems abit ridiculous... hv fun reading at http://cherylchan.blogspot.com/2006/04/toilet-in-toilet-out.html

Johari Window

This is the latest 'hit' survey. Below is the results of the survey my results. For those who has not done it... feel free to tell me what you think.

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Dominant Traits

60% of people think that StephNgoi is intelligent

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London Shopping

Finally going home tonite... flight is at 10pm... still give me some time to walk ard Heathrow to get last minute shopping (Joyce's toner, Amir's lollies & Arsenal jersey, alcohol, etc).

Anyway bought some stuff last wkend when my sis was around... I always tend to buy things when I go shopping with her.. anyway, have a look at my new bag and working shirts!

'Puk Kai'

Thats cantonese for fallin on the street.... yes, that's wat happened to me yesterday morning on my way to office. Injured my left knee and leg... its swollen, red and bruised (as u can see pic). Have to slow down my walking pace and limb today.. :(

Happy Belated Birthday!!

I hv been quite bad these past yrs in keeping track of ppl's birthday. I used to make sure that I wished my friends on their birthday, get them a card/ presents and organise a dinner or a gathering. However, since last year, I totally lost it! Cant really remember ppl's birth date anymore. Sometimes have to rely on other friends to organise something...

So, I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my friends who is born this month a 'Happy Belated Birthday!'. Who are they? Let me list them down:

1. Shueh Yue - Highly stressed schoolmate of mine. I really admire her dedication towards climbing the corporate ladder even though that means giving up free time. Yo, really admire your dedication towards work. Keep it up!

2. Eric - A good friend since Form 2!! He's like a brother I never had. We may not see each other that often but when we do, its always nice to share our life story and keep track of each other's life. Hey mate, you've been a good friend. Hope life gets more exciting and fulfiling for you!

3. Cat - My ozzie housemate for 2 yrs. She's really fun to be with and sometimes can give really good advice. Currently happily settled down in Melbourne (no, she's not married. Just moved). Hey Cat, just read your email abt how ur turning 30! Dont worry, life has just begun for you as a professional worker! heehehee Take care n keep in touch yea.

Roaming sucks!

I seem to be getting my sms ONE DAY LATE! Thats not the only problem. Some sms comes in broken into half.. and i wont get the other half until the next day!! I dont understand.. i'm paying so much monies for roaming and this is what they are doing to me?!?!?

Funnily enuf, this only happens when i'm here in europe/uk. When I was in Cambodia, I dont hv this prob. Speaking abt charges... my phone bill sky rocketed to around RM350 for the 3 wks stay!! and this is only minimal call made.. mostly only sent sms. Sigh...

The other irritating thing is that I keep getting the same sms damn alot of times!!! On avg I think I get them like more than 10 times before it decides to stop. Frus man just deleting sms... The only good thing about this is when my bf send me nice, sweet sms and I keep getting them for like a day.... it really brighten up my day... :)

Hamburg

As I promised, some pics taken in Hamburg. Remember I was only there for 2 days, i.e. dont hv time to explore the place at all except for the path I took walking from the hotel to the office & the car journey to & from the airport and hotel! I am starting to understand why ppl say business travel is no FUN!

Max is always with me, everywhere I go... so cute rite. This was taken in the hotel room.

















Morning view from outside the hotel restaurant.

















The walkway to office besides the lake. Bloody slippery to walk on snow on non-spikey shoes! Luckily didnt slip and fall on my face...
















The view of the lake besides the walkway. Its soo cold until the lake is frozen!

WEIRD!

I have been forbidden from my own blog!!! Anyone can explain to me why pls???!!??